Poppers in Pattaya

[jvt22222]

A friend has asked me and I do not have the slightest idea ... never been there, never done that .... does anybody know where to buy poppers in Pattaya. Thanks.

[christianpfc]

Some profiles on gayromeo and hornet offer poppers. I come across them when looking for cute boys, however looking for a profile that sells poppers might take some time.

[scottish-guy]

If you're in Pattaya it may be easier than than:

On my last trip there about 3 months ago I was quite astonished to see poppers on open sale.

As we don't know who reads this board and I have no desire to see anybody contribute to the Thai Police benevolent fund against their wishes, PM for more info.

[arsenal]

Unless they're 100 per cent legal I'd stay well clear of them if I were you.

[MiniMee]

If you're in Pattaya it may be easier than than:On my last trip there about 3 months ago........Feels good being able to say that at last, huh Scottie!

[arsenal]

Minimee:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsessive%E2%80%93compulsive_disorder
You might want to get a mental health check up at some time.

[Nirish guy]

Feels good being able to say that at last, huh Scottie!


AHHHHH but WAS he there at ALL one has to ask themselves ( Minimee) !! Maybe this is all just part of SG's cunning plan of further deception what, I wouldn't be fooled so easily, Beechlover lied about his trips for years, cunning old SG could well still have been holed up in his internet cafe in Govern eating battered Mars bars and drinking Iron Bru whilst laughing at us all .........I wouldn't take that pic he posted of the heather and the bar bill as Gospel if I were you, we've all been fooled before on his board, I'd keep your guard up if I were you (MM)......... :)

[scottish-guy]

I freely admit all photographs were staged in my garage and superimposed on backdrop images taken from Thomas Cook brochures and Nicky's website.

[Nirish guy]

Damn it, it's just no fun when we can't hoist you by your own petard after we catch you out, :-)

See, you're just WAY to careful it seems and to smart to go leaving say magazines or the likes of identifiable personal objects ( such as a suitcase) in your hotel room ( thomas book / online robbed) room shots - damn you. Latin, take note and watch an expert at work !

[fountainhall]

Unless they're 100 per cent legal I'd stay well clear of them if I were you.
They are illegal.

[scottish-guy]

So is prostitution - will our gentle members be staying well clear of purveyors of that too?

Poppers have actually lost their appeal to me anyway such is the extremely low grade of what's being peddled these days. After about 4 uses now I get a chest infection

[arsenal]

Scottish: Using prostitutes in Thailand won't cause you any problems with the police.. It;s only actually the prostitute who is breaking the law anyway. However using any substance that is even a tiny bit illegal will get you into serious and I do mean SERIOUS trouble. The Bangkok Hilton (Big Tiger) is full of those who dabbled. Don't join them.

[a447]

scottish-guy, I think the poppers scene in Pattaya went belly up once a mutual "friend" of ours departed the scene.

[paperboy]

well, my two pence worth, ive been taking popers to thailand for years. last visit i took a box, 24 bottles and left them for the boys who wanted 1 or 2 free. the boy on the beach sells them for 2000 BHT, i get a box of 24 for under 90 pound.

[a447]

So are they legal, or do you just hope you don't get caught?

[paperboy]

i buy them legally on the internet, and if i was living in thailand, i would still be buying them on the internet, i asked my supplier if they deliver to thailand and they said YES.
Ive been stoped only once in the airport, they looked through my suitcase and then closed it and said thank you sir.

[Moses]

e-cigs are illegal in Thailand as well... don't you see ppl with e-sigs on streets?

I don't mean "poppers are legal", just mean "in fact nobody care"

[scottish-guy]

scottish-guy, I think the poppers scene in Pattaya went belly up once a mutual "friend" of ours departed the scene.

The Fat Cunt had the best poppers I ever sampled when he was in Prague in the mid '90s and getting fucked multiple times a day.

There were actually chairs placed in the hallway outside his room so that boys could wait their "turn"

[Mickp]

Hate to bring up an old thread but last time on my Pattaya trip brought no poppers and was forced to pay an exhorbiant price.

Cant really do without poppers if your being fucked,the sniff of the small bottle relaxes your anal muscles.

There legal in my Country but expensive at the sex shops think somethng like 1200 baht plus a small bottle.
They advertise them as cleaning agents I think.
Im a bit more careful with them now however as i nearly knocked myself out sniffing hard.
The negatives are they can give you a headache and dizziness.

[FarangRuMak]

Is it not true that they are extremely dangerous taken with Viagra and such like?

[scottish-guy]

Yes

[gerefan2]

And can be lethal (literally) if you are on heart medication.

[Chuai-Duai]

Even the smell of the things turns my stomach. Best avoided in Thailand and everywhere else in my opinion.

[christianpfc]

Pure poppers has a smell that is ok for me. However when it decomposes - and the few cases in Thailand where I had contact with boys who used poppers, it was partially decomposed - it smells horrible (fusel oil and aldehydes derived thereof).

[scottish-guy]

And can be lethal (literally) if you are on heart medication.


The death of Peter Sellers being the perfect example of that.

[frequent]

The death of Peter Sellers being the perfect example of that.But what a way to go! It probably beats Nembutal but less certain in its outcome

[arsenal]

If you need artificial stimulants to enjoy Pattaya then you ain't doing it right. Viagra etc excepted of course.

[scottish-guy]

Im sure theres a money-spinner in setting up a gay version of the Dignitas clinic in Pattaya.

My suggestion would be that its called Orgasmus and that instead of a polythene bag over the head, elderly gay desperadoes who want to say goodbye to this cruel world can be supplied with a handful of Viagra pills, a bottle of poppers and a line-up of young lads who will pump them mercilessly till they suffer the fatal seizure.

The only problem that I can forsee is that due to rigor motis it might be impossible to shut the coffin lid

[billy]

Hi all.

I'm be in Pattaya new week. Does anybody know where I can source poppers?

I could bring some, but I'm not sure of the legality of them.

Thanks in advance.

[frequentfliers]

available on the beach.

[FarangRuMak]

Hi all.

I'm be in Pattaya new week. Does anybody know where I can source poppers?

I could bring some, but I'm not sure of the legality of them.

Thanks in advance.
Are you, by any chance, bad boy Billy?

[scottish-guy]

Readily available but expect to pay a hefty premium

[poshglasgow]

Hi all.

I'm be in Pattaya new week. Does anybody know where I can source poppers?

I could bring some, but I'm not sure of the legality of them.

Thanks in advance.

The Mamas will want to know why they have been overlooked in favour of the "poppers".....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-aK6JnyFmk&list=PLdoquTfxkHi5sxL86qChv-6F8wHPcNavr&index=1

[mahjongguy]

Like so many things, they are available but definitely illegal to possess.

If you really need to inhale deadly industrial solvents, just make a visit to the factory park in neighboring Rayong.

[scottish-guy]

Well, if the pharmaceutical grade original product was readily available poppers fiends would soon switch from the "industrial solvents".

Surely a business opportunity for ChristianPFC!!

:p

[CambodiaVisitor]

I saw street vendors selling poppers in many places, including near the 7-11 in Boystown. Saw it many times. Not difficult to find poppers on the street.

[DrewSpz]

There no police entrapment with this right? I'm heading there tmrw and think I'll change it up a little and try poppers. How can you recognize it?

[Moses]

From my chat with one of Thai friends:

- Can I ask you about small help? One of forum's members asks about poppers legality in Thailand. I can't find any official papers about it in English. May be you know official status of poppers in Thailand?
- Difficult to say, so far i know that it is not yet legal to sell in regular stores. But it seem ok to have. Also can find and buy it from some shop on the street around Silom or Nana for example. Also many from online shop.
- Thank you
- You're welcome, if your member like to bring it for personal use i think that's not a problem at all.

[frequent]

How can you recognize it?From the smell - it's got that je ne sais quoi [edit: French “I don't know what”] indistinguishable from a smelly armpit full of week-old unwashed socks

[christianpfc]

Only decomposed poppers has that smell (dirty socks, sweat, rancid) which comes from lower aliphatic alcohols (fusel oils) and their aldehydes and acids. Pure poppers somewhat smells neutral to pleasant (matter of taste).

[DrewSpz]

I really meant like a pic of the bottles or of the cart that sells them. Will I see them easily ?

[frequent]

Only decomposed poppers has that smell (dirty socks, sweat, rancid) which comes from lower aliphatic alcohols (fusel oils) and their aldehydes and acids. Pure poppers somewhat smells neutral to pleasant (matter of taste).Damn, forgot to add the irony emoticon

[TrumplesOz]

Very easy to find whilst you are relaxing on the beach. Numerous sellers. Often held together with elastic bands with Cialis/Viagara in their left hand.

I noticed during this visit there were many more vendors on the beach selling such stuff, first time I've noticed it as much.

[DrewSpz]

Is that Jomtien? How do you find the gay area? Lol! Sorry to sound like such a newbie but I've never gone. From the 7-11, like where the police station is, should I walk down to the beach and turn right?

[samebb]

Is that Jomtien? How do you find the gay area? Lol! Sorry to sound like such a newbie but I've never gone. From the 7-11, like where the police station is, should I walk down to the beach and turn right?

http://thenaughtynomad.com/gay-asia/gay-thailand/pattaya-gay-beach-dongtan-beach/ this should help

[DrewSpz]

Thanks

[thailandpops]

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[Moses]

Looking for poppers in Pattaya/Bangkok/Thailand?

Look no further>>

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it is probably spam, but I will leave it on forum since it is about poppers in Bangkok and Thailand, but I should warn members: post is from IP from Singapore (ok, it may be proxy), website just created (domain registered in August 2018) and hosted in Singapore, so it may be scam, don't buy by bank card there, pay in cash on delivery.

[thailandpops]

Hi Moses,

Thanks for leaving it on the board! but really we are not a scam lol.

Our servers are in Singapore because we can have our sites hosted for cheaper and faster there.

While we understand that most of the general population here prefers to pay via bank transfers, we much prefer the online security and convenience of issuing an online payment invoice. These are tied to our inventories and delivery invoices and really make for a much more efficient business model.

Would warmly welcome anyone to purchase their poppers from us and we really hope to be your trusted supplier for poppers in Thailand.

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Regards
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[Moses]

While we understand that most of the general population here prefers to pay via bank transfers

wrong, "most population" here prefers to pay "cash on delivery" since there are too much scam around and fake poppers...

[scottish-guy]

WTF is "fake poppers" - gasoline? water?

What's generally available is all "fake" - low grade Butyl Nitrite that can have all sorts of nasty side effects including upper respiratory tract infections and damage to hearing - the only person I've ever known to sell the real stuff (i.e. pharmaceutical grade Amyl Nitrite) was a certain morbidly obese American - and never (to my knowledge) in Thailand

There is no comparison between the effect of those two substances

[Moses]

WTF is "fake poppers" - gasoline? water?

What's generally available is all "fake" - low grade Butyl Nitrite that can have all sorts of nasty side effects including upper respiratory tract infections and damage to hearing - the only person I've ever known to sell the real stuff (i.e. pharmaceutical grade Amyl Nitrite) was a certain morbidly obese American - and never (to my knowledge) in Thailand

There is no comparison between the effect of those two substances

Scotty, it does not matter what will be used - amyl, butyl, isobutyl, isoamyl, isopropyl or cyclohexyl, because the reaction involves only the "nitrite segment" of the molecule, which is the same in all of these chemicals. The only question is how many % of the original formula in the liquid and how much% are contaminants or simply added for the volume.

[latintopxxx]

think its a bottom thing...poppers give a a terrible headache..and sexually do nothing for me...

[frequent]

WTF is "fake poppers" - gasoline? water?

What's generally available is all "fake" - low grade Butyl Nitrite that can have all sorts of nasty side effects including upper respiratory tract infections and damage to hearing - the only person I've ever known to sell the real stuff (i.e. pharmaceutical grade Amyl Nitrite) was a certain morbidly obese American - and never (to my knowledge) in ThailandMy preference is to sniff someone else’s day- or two-day-old unwashed socks - just like poppers IMHO. Interestingly I’ve noticed one ot two guys here on Grindr (“here” is Oktoberfest) who have a smelly socks fetish

[scottish-guy]

Scotty, it does not matter what will be used - amyl, butyl, isobutyl, isoamyl, isopropyl or cyclohexyl, because the reaction involves only the "nitrite segment" of the molecule, which is the same in all of these chemicals. The only question is how many % of the original formula in the liquid and how much% are contaminants or simply added for the volume.

I don't know what your background in chemistry is Moses and I'm not saying you are right or wrong, but would accept any verdict on the composition/formula from ChristianPFC - after all, it's his field of expertise.

What I can insist on is that there is (for me) a marked difference in effect (and side-effects) between the butyl nitrite commonly and widely sold as poppers and pharmaceutical grade Amyl Nitrite (which you can't easily buy). I have obviously tried both so I know the difference in effect (no headache, coughing etc., and a superior "rush" with the Amyl)

What I will concede is that (as you say) it may or may not be whether it's the Butyl or the Amyl which makes the difference - it may be the grade, of the product - with the cheap Butyl Nitrite products being manufactured to a lesser standard and under far less stringent conditions

[Smiles]

I'm a popper virgin (after all these years) so I don't know much about them. But ... Butyl Nitrite? Isn't Butyl the active ingredient in a fucking cigarette lighter!!? And isn't Nitrates (an almost twin brother of Nitrites) the active ingredient in goddamn homemade bombs, one of which brought down a Federal government skyscraper in Oklahoma City??

What are you dudes DOING??? Bunch'a weirdos. :eek:

[frequent]

I'm a popper virgin (after all these years) so I don't know much about them. But ... Butyl Nitrite? Isn't Butyl the active ingredient in a fucking cigarette lighter!!? And isn't Nitrates (an almost twin brother of Nitrites) the active ingredient in goddamn homemade bombs, one of which brought down a Federal government skyscraper in Oklahoma City??

What are you dudes DOING??? Bunch'a weirdos. :eek:Also used to preserve meat, Smiles https://www.mnn.com/food/healthy-eating/stories/whats-the-difference-between-nitrates-and-nitrites

[dinagam]

Formaldehyde is a more popular substance used to preserve meat, err... cadaver.

[arsenal]

Yes. I believe some of our members here bathe in it.

[frequent]

Formaldehyde is a more popular substance used to preserve meat, err... cadaver.That explains a lot about some of our 82yo members

[lonelywombat]

That explains a lot about some of our 82yo members

Humpty Dumpy, I bet you wish you could return to be 82yo and be fit again.

[christianpfc]

I don't know what your background in chemistry is Moses and I'm not saying you are right or wrong, but would accept any verdict on the composition/formula from ChristianPFC - after all, it's his field of expertise.

What I can insist on is that there is (for me) a marked difference in effect (and side-effects) between the butyl nitrite commonly and widely sold as poppers and pharmaceutical grade Amyl Nitrite (which you can't easily buy). I have obviously tried both so I know the difference in effect (no headache, coughing etc., and a superior "rush" with the Amyl)

What I will concede is that (as you say) it may or may not be whether it's the Butyl or the Amyl which makes the difference - it may be the grade, of the product - with the cheap Butyl Nitrite products being manufactured to a lesser standard and under far less stringent conditions

Moses is right. The active part is the nitrite, and the amyl, butyl, isobutyl, isoamyl, isopropyl or cyclohexyl are of lesser importance and mainly influence boiling point / volatility.

I have no personal experience with poppers, but I know the smell of the pure chemical. The few times I witnessed others using poppers, there was smell of decomposition products.

As far as I can judge, the problem is stretching the active ingredient (with any low smell, high boiling oil) and decomposition. Nitrites are unstable and decompose slowly at ambient temperature.

[christianpfc]

I'm a popper virgin (after all these years) so I don't know much about them. But ... Butyl Nitrite? Isn't Butyl the active ingredient in a fucking cigarette lighter!!? And isn't Nitrates (an almost twin brother of Nitrites) the active ingredient in goddamn homemade bombs, one of which brought down a Federal government skyscraper in Oklahoma City??

What are you dudes DOING??? Bunch'a weirdos. :eek:

Butane is the substance in lighters.

Nitrates and nitrites, one letter can make a huge difference, like in aunt and cunt.

[frequent]

Nitrates and nitrites, one letter can make a huge difference, like in aunt and cunt.According to this article, "once we consume them, nitrates are converted to nitrites in our digestive system". Not quite the same as aunts becoming cunts? https://www.mnn.com/food/healthy-eating/stories/whats-the-difference-between-nitrates-and-nitrites

[dinagam]

You're not supposed to eat your aunts.
This is the prerogative of the tribesmen in the hinterland of Papua New Guinea.

[scottish-guy]

...The few times I witnessed others using poppers, there was smell of decomposition...

I'd suggest that particular smell may have been emanating from the farang users rather than from the product.

:drink:

[latintopxxx]

...to quote Ronald...there u go again....

[christianpfc]

I'd suggest that particular smell may have been emanating from the farang users rather than from the product.

:drink:

No. First, it were Thai boys who were using Poppers. Second, I know the smell of the decomposition products (alcohols and aldehydes derived from the nitrites) as laboratory chemicals and they match the smell of decomposed Poppers.

[christianpfc]

According to this article, "once we consume them, nitrates are converted to nitrites in our digestive system". Not quite the same as aunts becoming cunts? https://www.mnn.com/food/healthy-eating/stories/whats-the-difference-between-nitrates-and-nitrites
This article is about inorganic nitrates / nitrites.
Organic nitrites (Poppers) behave differently, by releasing Nitrogen Monoxide.

[frequent]

This article is about inorganic nitrates / nitrites. Organic nitrites (Poppers) behave differently, by releasing Nitrogen Monoxide.Is that the same as organic vegetables? https://futurism.com/organic-gmo-food-myths
... and they match the smell of decomposed Poppers.And unwashed socks

[DoubleDutch]

I'd suggest that particular smell may have been emanating from the farang users rather than from the product.




No. First, it were Thai boys who were using Poppers. Second, I know the smell of the decomposition products (alcohols ...


So did ChristianPFC miss the joke, or he got the joke, yet proceeded to explain that it really was the Nitrate, and not a smelly, decomposing foreigner?

[dinagam]

I expect ChristianPFC to report as a chemist, instead of a forensic pathologist, jokes aside.

[scottish-guy]

So did ChristianPFC miss the joke, or he got the joke, yet proceeded to explain that it really was the Nitrate, and not a smelly, decomposing foreigner?

It's hard to tell isn't it

[thailandpops]

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If you are in the Bangkok area, we deliver on the same day.

Feel free to shop with us at Thailandpoppers.com (https://thailandpoppers.com)

[Moses]

I will leave it on forum since it is about poppers in Bangkok and Thailand, but I should warn members: poster masks his country and uses proxy server from Singapore, website just created (domain registered in August 2018) and hosted in Singapore, so it may be scam: there are no company name and address on the site, don't buy by bank card there, be smart and pay only cash on delivery.

[Blacktouch]

Has anybody had a delivery yet from Thailandpoppers.com?

If so, how was the goods and experience?

[Jellybean]

Has anybody had a delivery yet from Thailandpoppers.com?

If so, how was the goods and experience?

Blacktouch, there were two threads covering the same subject, which I have merged. Moses replied on the other thread, which can now be found here in the preceding post to yours at post #75.

[thailandpops]

Hi everyone, I am the owner of thailandpoppers.com.

I really don't get the apprehension that most people have towards online ecommerce websites. I own several poppers websites all around the world and it is in Thailand that I really have the weirdest response. Cash on delivery and bank transfers are extremely medieval payment processes and most people in Thailand shy away from more convenient payment methods of Stripe and Paypal.

Everywhere else in the world, we have already embraced modern payment methods and I really don't understand the resistance and strange preference for payment methods that were popular back in the 1980s.

[Moses]

I really don't understand the resistance and strange preference for payment methods that were popular back in the 1980s.

It is easy to understand: nobody knows you, you and your company (if any) are anonymous, there are no contact details, no business registration reference on your site, so cash on delivery or card on delivery - the only safe payment methods against scam and fraud in such situation

[Nirish guy]

?? Am I missing something here - what online business agrees to the terms "payment on delivery"? I've yet to find one - as as much as yes the customer needs to be on the look out for scams surely what's the stop customers simply NOT paying on receipt of the goods ? DO some online firms ( selling poppers and the likes) actually EVER allow payment on delivery - if so I've never come across that before ??

[Smiles]

What's a popper?

[Moses]

?? Am I missing something here - what online business agrees to the terms "payment on delivery"?

You never ordered pizza or sushi online at past and made payment to courier?

[francois]

What's a popper?

A type of food.

[Nirish guy]

You never ordered pizza or sushi online at past and made payment to courier?

To be fair yes now that you say it I have, pizza, BUT that was usually from my local pizza place, who if after delivering their pizza I tried not to pay wouldn't be long in sending round a few large gentlemen to make SURE I did ! But I dont think I've ever encountered any actual online businesses that will deliver to strangers in other cities on a "payment on delivery" basis no - perhaps others have though ?

[christianpfc]

In Germany, that way of payment (payment on delivery) exists, but it costs extra as the postman has extra work to deal with money and paperwork. But there is a catch: You can open the parcel only after payment, so there could be nothing or worthless stuff to make up the weight in it.


HI own several poppers websites all around the world and it is in Thailand that I really have the weirdest response.

It's simple: poppers is closely related to gay sex, gay sex in Thailand is closely related to prostitution, prostitution is closely related to scams. On gayboysiam there is a warning in Thai not to send money online for services/pornographic pictures or videos/products. I have been hit up by moneyboys to send an online advance payment, but I didn't as I think it's all scam. (The ultimate proof, sending money online and not receiving the service, is missing.)

There are thousands of people in Thailand who think of receiving an online payment and then not delivering and ignoring the complaints or deleting their account as an easy way to make money, and only a few who think of it as an honest business.

[sglad]

...gay sex in Thailand is closely related to prostitution...

No, it isn't. For you maybe, but not for the vast majority of gay Thai guys and gay visitors to Thailand.

[Moses]

In Germany, that way of payment (payment on delivery) exists, but it costs extra as the postman has extra work to deal with money and paperwork. But there is a catch: You can open the parcel only after payment, so there could be nothing or worthless stuff to make up the weight in it.


We are talking not about postal service, we are talking about delivery by courier in Thailand (at least me) - they promise the same day delivery in Bangkok, so it is courier service. I think payment to courier exists in any country.

[frequent]

No, it isn't. For you maybe, but not for the vast majority of gay Thai guys and gay visitors to Thailand.What about in Houston?

[gerefan2]

To be fair yes now that you say it I have, pizza, BUT that was usually from my local pizza place, who if after delivering their pizza I tried not to pay wouldn't be long in sending round a few large gentlemen to make SURE I did ! But I dont think I've ever encountered any actual online businesses that will deliver to strangers in other cities on a "payment on delivery" basis no - perhaps others have though ?

My boy special once ordered some vitamin drinks and they arrived at my condo and he went down and paid the delivery man in cash.
I suspect it more widely available in Thailand than we realise, maybe because far less Thais have credit cards than Westerners.

[sglad]

My boy special once ordered some vitamin drinks and they arrived at my condo and he went down and paid the delivery man in cash.
I suspect it more widely available in Thailand...

Same same Singapore. Whether COD is available depends on the individual seller/vendor, rather than a general policy of the online shopping site hosting the seller/vendor. I think most of us still prefer to pay by credit or debit card as it's more convenient. Compared to other countries, the Monetary Authority of Singapore is quite strict about the issuance of credit cards in order to encourage fiscal responsibility, but debit cards, which deduct directly from existing funds in your bank account, are easy to obtain.

[christianpfc]

gay sex in Thailand is closely related to prostitution

No, it isn't. For you maybe, but not for the vast majority of gay Thai guys and gay visitors to Thailand.
I think we can safely assume that most members of this forum regularly use the service of moneyboys.

Gay visitors in general, I have various friends who do not participate in the forums, and most of them regularly use the service of money boys. The majority of these friends are over 60, but the few younger ones (30's to 40's) use the service as well.

I have no idea about the 20-30 crowd.

As for Thais, there is this website gayboysiam which is entirely prostitution and has a huge turnover, and in gay groups on Line and facebook there is about 20% prostitution. There is another 20% who do not directly offer their service online, but on first chat hit me up with money problems (it can get as crazy as wanting to borrow 3000 Baht for rent and pay back in 10 days).

I stand by my original statement: gay sex in Thailand is closely related to prostitution.


We are talking not about postal service, we are talking about delivery by courier in Thailand (at least me)...
It doesn't matter. The sender and the deliverer (who is to collect the money) are different businesses, and you can only open the parcel after payment.


Compared to other countries, the Monetary Authority of Singapore is quite strict about the issuance of credit cards in order to encourage fiscal responsibility,...
One more thing to like about Singapore (I like their policy of good and cheap public transport, and high taxes for car-ownership, as well), it's just too small and too expensive to spend more time then one short trip, and even that only by invitation of a local friend so I wouldn't have to spend money on hotels.